We are delighted to present version v1.33.0 of Contour, our layer 7 HTTP reverse proxy for Kubernetes clusters.
A big thank you to everyone who contributed to the release.
Minor Changes
Distroless Envoy image
The Envoy image used in the example manifests and as the default image in the Gateway Provisioner has been switched to the distroless variant.
Previously, it was based on Ubuntu and included a minimal OS with a package manager.
The distroless variant contains only the files required to run Envoy, improving security.
Update to Gateway API v1.3.0
Gateway API CRD compatibility has been updated to release v1.3.0.
Full release notes for Gateway API v1.3.0 can be found here.
Other Changes
- Update to Go 1.25.1. See the Go release notes for more information. (#7211, @sunjayBhatia)
- Updates Envoy to v1.35.2. See the Envoy release notes for more information about the content of the release. (#7197, @sunjayBhatia)
Installing and Upgrading
For a fresh install of Contour, consult the getting started documentation.
To upgrade an existing Contour installation, please consult the upgrade documentation.
Compatible Kubernetes Versions
Contour v1.33.0 is tested against Kubernetes 1.32 through 1.34.
Community Thanks!
We’re immensely grateful for all the community contributions that help make Contour even better!
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